[openbeosnetteam] Re: Docs & preference app...

OK, how about we start a new thread for this and get some people actually
working on a new gui app?

david

----- Original Message -----
From: <philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx>
To: <openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: [openbeosnetteam] Re: Docs & preference app...


> > Also, who was our preferences person? Someone jumped last time
> > it was talked about...
>
> Evan Knop:
> http://www.freelists.org/archives/openbeosnetteam/03-2002/msg00089.html
>
> About Network preferences features, having "settings profiles" support is
> something I'll like to see, as this feature of Boneyard is really cool:
I've a
> profile "default" and another one "OBOSnet_test", on which I've disable
> all interface. By a simple "switch" button press, I can quickly switch in
> test mode or user mode... :-)
>
> However, I don't like the way Boneyard show this support in a
> separate tab, as if it was yet another Network settings tab itself.
> IMHO, it should be moved to front main window,
> via a popup/groupbox for example.
>
> Okay, let's all have fun with my newest GUI ASCII screenshot ;-) :
>
> -- Settings: <current> ------------------
> |  __________ ____________ __________   |
> | | identity | interfaces | services |  |
> | |----------              -----------| |
> | |                                   | |
> | | interfaces list & options         | |
> | |         ...                       | |
> | |                                   | |
> | |                                   | |
> | |                                   | |
> | |                                   | |
> | |                                   | |
> | |                                   | |
> |  -----------------------------------  |
> | [Save] [Rename] [Delete]              |
> | [Copy As] [Set as default] [Activate] |
> |_______________________________________|
>
>                   [Restart network stack]
>
> The "Settings:" popup could look like:
>
>   New...
> --------------------
>   <current>
>   On the road again!
> x OBOS net test
>   dialup only
>
> This "settings profile" could let you:
> - define the boot-time default network settings to use
> - define any network settings profiles you may want (key = profile name)
> - switch the current network settings to any other settings profile,
on-the-fly
> - make backup of network settings
>
> Just a bag of ideas...
>
> -Philippe
>
>

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